Events Featuring
Yousef Al Otaiba

Learn about upcoming events and read recaps of events attended by Ambassador Yousef Al Otaiba, including conferences, conventions, forums, panels, celebrations, charitable and community events, and other functions.

Abu Dhabi Finance Week (ADFW) 2024

December 9 to 12, 2024

ADFW 2024 will serve as a unique forum for the world’s most distinguished leaders, market experts and entrepreneurs from over 100 countries to explore and learn about the facets and power of financial, human and technological capital as a competitive propeller for economic growth.

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Join the UAE Embassy at Abu Dhabi Finance Week 2024, December 9 to 12, 2024.
Join the UAE Embassy at ADIPEC 2024, November 4 to 7, 2024.

ADIPEC 2024

November 4 to 7, 2024

ADIPEC 2024, the world’s largest oil and gas exhibition focused on industry developments, technological advancements and future strategies, will take place in Abu Dhabi. The conference will explore how energy can accelerate an economy-wide transformation that supports our collective prosperity, uniting people and the planet.

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GITEX Global 2024

October 14 to 18, 2024

The biggest tech show in the world, GITEX Global 2024, is a leading technology event showcasing global innovations across the ever-evolving digital landscape. The conference will connect attendees with industry leaders from big tech, global governments, innovative startups, expert investors and corporate buyers.

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Join the UAE Embassy at GITEX Global 2024, October 14 to 18, 2024.
Ambassador Yousef Al Otaiba delivers opening remarks at the UAE Embassy’s sixth annual Interfaith Iftar.

Ambassador Yousef Al Otaiba Discusses the UAE’s Religious Diversity at Annual Interfaith Iftar

March 31, 2023
Yousef Al Otaiba greeted guests attending the UAE Embassy’s Annual Interfaith Iftar during the holy month of Ramadan. In his opening remarks, the Ambassador touched on the UAE’s culture of acceptance, coexistence and inclusion.
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Yousef Al Otaiba Hosts an Exclusive Screening of “As Far As They Can Run” Docu-Short

January 26, 2023
Ambassador Al Otaiba was joined by Special Olympics Chairman Tim Shriver for a special screening of the “As Far As They Can Run” docu-short film that follows the lives of three young Pakistanis with intellectual disabilities.
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Ambassador Yousef Al Otaiba and Special Olympics Chairman Tim Shriver sit at a docu-short screening.
UAE Embassy in Washington, DC

Ambassador Al Otaiba Joins the UAE Embassy in Hosting US Conference of Mayors

January 18, 2023
Over 250 US mayors gathered at the UAE Embassy in Washington, DC, for an annual summit on urban policies and goals. Muriel Bowser, DC Mayor, commended Yousef Al Otaiba for being a “good friend” to the DC community.
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Middle East security in a changing world: Building a sustainable regional security system

November 2, 2021
Yousef Al Otaiba joined a two-day conference hosted by TRENDS Research and Advisory and the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative.
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Ambassador Yousef Al Otaiba Addresses NYUAD Class of 2016

Ambassador Yousef Al Otaiba’s Viewing Party of selected clips from This is NYU Abu Dhabi

September 21, 2021
On September 21, 2021, NYU Abu Dhabi hosted a two-day virtual program in honor of the university’s tenth anniversary. In celebration of this major milestone, the Ambassador personally hosted a viewing party complete with excerpts from the feature-length documentary “This is NYU Abu Dhabi.”
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The Abraham Accords One Year Later: Assessing the Impact and What Lies Ahead

September 13, 2021
One year later, The Wilson Center hosted Ambassador Yousef Al Otaiba along with key players in the Abraham Accords to discuss the impact of the normalization deal and the new era of Arab-Israeli relations.
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2020 UAE Israel Peace Agreement